Cable splice



Feb. 11, 1936.

R. C. WALDRON CABLE SPLICE Filed June 8, 1934 MMM Patented Feb. ll, 1936 UNITED STATES CABLE SPLICE Richard C. Waldron, Clifton, N. J., assigner to The Okonite Company, Passaic, N. J., a corporation of New Jersey Application June 8, 1934, Serial No. 729,586

i '4 Claims. This invention relates to the splicing of nonmetallic sheathed cablesl to metallic sheathed cables such as paper insulated, oil impregnated, lead covered cables. and has for one of its objects the provision of a splice which will be watertight so as to prevent the entrance of moisture into the paper insulated cable.

It has been suggested heretofore to slip a short lead tube over the end of the non-metallic cable, u, the splice then being made up as with two paper insulated cables, and the usual lead sleeve which is slipped over this tube and the metallic sheathed cable, wiped to the lead sheath of the paper cable and to the lead tube. A moisture seal, however, 5 is obviously necessary at the end of the lead tube remote fmm the wiped joint, between the lead tofore such as by Simply wrapping rubber tape 5 about the Joint.

In the drawing accompanying this application have shown several embodiments of my invenon, p

Fig. l is a part sectional elevational view of one w embodiment of the invention;

Figs. 2. 3 and 4 are similar views of modiilcations; and

Fig. 5 is an enlarged view of the right hand .end of the splice shown in Fig. l.

Referring ilrst of all to the embodiment of the invention as illustrated in Fig. 1. In this ligure of the drawing the conductor of a braid covered cable I is spliced to the conductor of a lead sheathed cable 2 in the usual way, a lead tube 3 lo being first slipped over the non-metallic sheathed cable. 'I'he usual lead sleeve l is then wiped to the sheath i of the metal sheathed cable, as shown at 3, and to the lead tube 3 asshown at l. On the outer end of the lead tube 3 is moulded L5 a rubber compound t which is vulcanized in place,

this' work being done at the factory. I then proceedtosealtheouterendof thetube3tothe non-metallic sheathed cable I by taping with rubber tape 3, between the cable and the rubber ',0 compound I on the tube. Shielding tape |l is applied over the rubber tape l, and friction tape Il over the shleldingtape for mechanical protection. The shielding tape I. is preferably extended to beyond the'end of the tube 3 to make I5 an overlapped shield.

The embodiment of the invention as illustratedV in Fig. 2 is directed to multi-conductor cables, where a plurality of non-metallic sheathed cables are spliced to a multi-conductor metallic sheathed cable. Inasmuch as the same method is employed in this embodiment of the invention asin Fig. 1

it is thought no further description is necessary, the same reference characters having been applied 'to this figure as to Fig. l.

In Fg. 3 I have substituted a metal flange or 10 cast-ing I2, having nipples I3 for the tubes 3 of Fig. 1, for example. Each of the nipples I3 has a rubber compound I4 thereon the same as the compound 8 of Figs l and 2, and a moisture proof seal is provided by taping with rubber tape I 5, 1;,4 i

applying shielding tape I6 over this tape land then friction tape Il over all for mechanical protection.

In Fig. 4 I employ a lead sleeve Il which corresponds to the sleeve l of Fig. l. One end of g3 `this sleeve is wiped to the metal sheath Il of a metallic sheathed cable 2l, as shown at 2|, while at 'the other end this sleeve is lprovided with a vulcanized rubber compound 22 similar to the compound 8 of Fig. 1. A moisture proof seal 2;, is provided at this end of the splice to a rubber insulated cable 33, by the application of rubber tape and/or friction tape 2l.

It is to be understood that the means of making up the moisture proof seal may be varied 30 considerably from the several methods shown, the essential being that a rubber compound be moulded on the end-of the metal constituting the end of the splice which is to be connected tothe non-metallic sheathed cable. 35

What I claim is:-

.1. In splicing metallic sheathed cables to nonmetallic sheathed'cables .the method which comprises vulcanizing a rubber compound to one end of a. metallic casing, applying this casing to the 4o cables to be joined. wiping the end of said casing,

, remote fromt the rubber compound, to the sheath ation of a metal casing for receiving the cables. liol a wipe joint between one vend of said casing and the sheath of the metallic sheathed casing, a

' layer of rubber compound vulcanized to the oppositel end of said casing, and a built up moistureproqf seal comprising rubber tape wrapped u 2' about the non-metallic sheathed cable-and said rubber compound.

. 3. In a splice between a metallic sheathed cable and a non-metallic sheathed cable. the combination of a metal casing surrounding' the cables, a wiped "joint between one end of the casing and the sheath of the rst mentioned cable, rubber compound vulcanized to the opposite end of said casing, and rubber tapewrapped about the second mentioned cable and said rubber compound to provide a moisture proof seal.

4. In a splice between a metallic sheathed cable and a non-metallic sheathed cable, the combination of a metal casing surrounding the cables, one end o! said casing being wiped to the metal sheath of the Iirst mentioned cable, a metal tube surrounding the non-metallic sheathed cable and wiped to said casing, a rubber compound vulcanized upon the outer end of said tube, and a lrubber tape wrapped about the non-metallic sheathed cable and said rubber compound to provide a moisture-proof seal between the last men- 1U tioned cable and said tube.

RICHARD C. WALDRON. 

